english literature quiz 1

sonnet

14 line poem, ends with couplet

personification

giving human attributes to non human things

explication

formal explanation of the meaning of a poem

couplets

When two lines have the same rhyme

Assonance

repeating vowel sounds

alliteration

repetition of consonant sounds

end stopped

line ending wth puntuation

enjabment

when a line continues from another

metaphor

comparison between two things

pentameter

10 syllables, or 5 metric feet

tetrameter

8 syllables or 4 metric feet

ode

poem with a serious topic

apostrophe

talking to an abstract thing

dramatic monologue

single speaker speaks to silent listener and reveals something

allusion

reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

ambiguity

being open to more than one interpretation

dynamic

changes

static

does not change

cyberpunk

genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technolog

epiphany

a moment when a character has a sudden realization that changes their understanding of themselves or the world

verbal irony

sarcasm

situational irony

when the outcome of a situation is contrary to or different from what is expected

hamartia

tragic flaw

soliliquy

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

aside

speaks to the audience when other characters on stage